Wade’s surprise announcement

Wade Phillips raised eyebrows at his media briefing Monday when he said starting left guard Kyle Kosier will also serve as the backup to center Andre Gurode.

The announcement came after the club cut guard/center Cory Procter.

“You really need a center/guard type if you take them to the game,” Phillips said. “Kosier could play the backup center and Montrae (Holland) can go to the game, which he wasn’t able to do before. It gives us a little stronger in that area as far as who we take to the game and so forth.”